The Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office is a UN center of expertise on pooled financing mechanisms.

It supports development effectiveness and UN coordination through the efficient, accountable and transparent design and administration of innovative pooled financing mechanisms. For more information, consult the MPTF Office Gateway and publications.

Finland, the third largest donor to UN Action, increased funding to UN Action bringing its total commitment to over US$6.2 million. This new contribution aims to focus on activities in Guinea. The Standard Administrative Arrangement was signed by Finland's Director General for Legal Affairs Paivi Kaukoranta and UN MPTFO Executive Coordinator, Jennifer Topping.

H.E. Ambassador Katarina Rangnitt and the UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, signed a contribution agreement for US$ 36 million for the One UN Fund in Tanzania over the next four years. This contribution will support four UNDAP II Outcomes related to economic growth and employment, democratic governance, human rights and gender equality, violence against women and children and women’s political participation and leadership. The press release contains additional information.

The European Union and the United Nations have partnered to launch a High Level global initiative aimed on eliminating all forms violence against women and girls – The Spotlight Initiative.

The Initiative is so named as it brings focused attention to this issue, moving it into the spotlight and placing it at the center of efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This Initiative will be supported by a UN multi-stakeholder trust fund, with an initial investment of EUR 500 million. It will be administered by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office, with the support of core agencies - UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women, and overseen by the Executive Office of the Secretary-General

Its work will be concentrated in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Governments of Kenya, the Netherlands and the UN hosted a high-level lunch dialogue on accelerating access to primary care through public-private partnerships in order to progress towards Universal Health Coverage, and the attainment of SDG 3 and related targets in Kenya.

At the UNGA last year, the Government of Kenya and the UN decided to establish an SDG Partnership Platform in Kenya that would demonstrate the power of SDG partnerships and help identify bold transformative ways for accelerating universal access to primary care. Since then, great progress has been made in establishing this Platform and a Multi-Partner Trust Fund has been set-up to support the initiative. The event updated participants on the progress made, and discussed how to support Kenya in making the SDG Partnership Platform a ground-breaking success. It also showcased the initiative for potential replication globally to achieve the SDGs.